Never too old to travel!
Working with today’s Discover Prompt word — distance — was no problem, because a dear friend of ours, Jim Miller, is a marathoner. (Of note to readers, perhaps, is the fact that we can hardly run to the mailbox and back, but Jim has now run 180 marathons in 50 states, 11 of which in […]
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Even at sunrise you can tell if it’s going to be a day packed with touring, photography, events. Or if it’s just a day to relax. And the verdict? Slow down at the beach at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. First things first: a blue rental umbrella, wooden beach chairs and a focus on the sea. […]
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All of us who love travel have bucket lists. And at the top of mine was an area I had seen only in books — and adored: the Luberon area of France in late June when lavender is in full bloom! Even from my window seat on the tour bus, I pressed my nose and […]
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When we look back on the mandated stay-at-home orders issued by most states in the U. S. to avert the pandemic, we may remember the books we read as a means of keeping our sanity. Perhaps these are books we’ve been yearning to read, books given to us as gifts, or books gathered from used […]
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Margaret Bragg does not own a single cookbook. She measures in “dabs” and “smidgens” and “tads” and “you know, hon, just some.” Inside cover of The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table With many of us staying home during the corona virus “Shelter in Place” mandate, we are finding ways to […]
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 Today on Easter Sunday 2020, we’re reminded of the light of the world for those of the Christian faith. It is this light, this belief, that has sustained us for our lifetimes and will help us move from this dark […]
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Orchestration is part of the very soul of the work. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Although I’ve been in education 52 years, I’ve never taught in elementary school nor have I tried to orchestrate an end-of-year music program for third graders. If I had, I would have been overwhelmed. Totally. Orchestration requires planning — the right music, the […]
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Almost every morning during our one short week vacation at Pawleys Island, South Carolina, I get up before dawn and walk down to the beach. Sometimes I sit on the pilings. Sometimes I stroll and look for seashells, shark teeth and whatever else has washed ashore. Sometimes I just stare at the heavens while colors […]
Read More…In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. Edgar G. Bulwar-Lytton Curves are natural. Curves are graceful. And curves pull us in to places so we can get a closer look or experience what’s around the bend. Curves, however, aren’t always desirable. During this time of CoVid-19, we’re all trying to #flatten the […]
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When I give to you what I make with my hands, I share with you my heart. Anonymous Hand-made quilts have always been a wonder to me: Tiny stitches close together forming a pattern of their own. Stitched by a hard-working person who had no more time than what I have now. And a utilitarian […]
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